if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
unsettled; pending; unresolved
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
alteration; falsification; faking
physical education; PE; gym (class)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
annual (plant); first-year student
single-mother household; fatherless family
insurance payout; insurance money
same generation; one's generation
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures; department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation